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Sebastian Strangio is a journalist and author focusing on Southeast Asia. Since 2008, his reporting from across the region has appeared in more than 30 leading publications in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

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Posts tagged "North Korea"

Burma’s nuclear venture

The Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) reports that the Burmese military government is attempting to acquire nuclear weapons technology as a deterrent against Western military actions. The allegations have been substantiated by Sai Thein Win, a former major in the Burmese army who served as a defence engineer and missile expert.  According to DVB, he...

More on ‘Pyongyang’

Following my recent article on North Korea’s chain of restaurants across Asia, I appeared on Radio New Zealand’s This Way Up programme on Saturday, speaking about the operations and how they work to funnel cash back to the Kim clan in Pyongyang. Click here to listen to the segment.
Kingdom Kim's culinary outposts

Kingdom Kim’s culinary outposts

Inside the bizarre world of Asia’s North Korean restaurant chain.